[T3] Silicone brake fluid V. brake switches...

[Bryon Garvin]

I'm one of the ones that's been down that road more than I'd like to say.  I
found that article interesting from the standpoint of the 2 fellows that
have cut the switches open to find the problem.

When my OE ones quit, I went with Meyle.  Those were manufactured
incorrectly (since been corrected).  I went with Euromaxx at that point.
 Those lasted less than a year, and if you if you look at mileage, probably
they lasted less than 1500 miles.  My independent FLAPS that deals with a
LOT of VW guys only stocked a "German" switch which was unlabeled but cost
3x as much as Meyle and Euromaxx.  So far so good on those switches, but I
look at my brake lights in every glass window that I can if the angle
presents itself.  I feel like I never know when they're gonna be dead again
!

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Frank Meek <ftalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there
> I am not taking sides in this debate, (although, I will confess that I use
> the  DOT 4 formulation), but I remember several folks whose OEM, (and after
> market), switches were repeatedly failing.  I will further say that my '56
> Porsche Carrera will also be using DOT 4.  This Porsche site link is
> offered
> as *information only* for these aging cars.
> http://porsche356registry.org/356talk/1/27895.html
> This should fire up some opinions.
> Best regards,
> FE Meek
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